"There's an old saying: 'After a severe drought, there will surely be a major disaster,' 'A long drought will surely bring locusts,' 'After a severe drought, there will surely be a major earthquake,' and 'After a severe drought, there will surely be a major flood.' These are all considered 'major disasters.' These are the experiences of our ancestors, and no one can say for sure whether they are true or not. But quite a few coincidences have indeed occurred, which is why there are such sayings. I wonder if it will rain tonight."
As she spoke, Yue Jiuyue looked up at the sky. It was rare to see the moon and stars in the sky; the night sky was pitch black. Suddenly, Yue Jiuyue felt a cool sensation on her eyelids, as if a drop of water had been dripped onto them.
The four people who heard Yue Jiuyue's words also looked up at the dark night sky and felt the raindrops falling on their faces.
"Mom! You're really amazing! It really rained!"
Lin Chaobei looked at Yue Jiuyue with surprise, as if he were looking at a god.
Yue Jiuyue: (ー_ー)!!
No way! It's really not that bad!
It started to rain. Although it wasn't heavy at first, the pregnant woman, who had been advised by Doctor Liu to rest, was there. In this day and age, catching a cold could be fatal. Even though they were still terrified of the earthquake, the family had no choice but to temporarily go inside to take shelter from the rain.
Of course, apart from Xiaoman'er, no one dared to sleep, for fear that if the ground really moved again, they wouldn't have time to run outside.
"Mother, the rain is getting heavier. Will there really be a flood?"
As Lin Chaodong listened to the pattering rain outside, his initial surprise gradually turned into anxiety.
"I don't know either. Those are just old sayings. I've never experienced them, so how would I know if they're true or false?"
Yue Jiuyue didn't dare to make any guarantees. She had only heard these things and hadn't seriously checked the information, so she couldn't guarantee their authenticity, lest she mislead others.
"Sigh! I hope it's not true!"
Lin Chaobei muttered listlessly, feeling that his mother's words weren't unfounded. At the very least, the sayings "a long drought will surely be followed by locusts" and "a severe drought will surely be followed by a major earthquake" had been proven true.
It's quite tragic for them. They've been suffering from drought for almost three years, and people are barely surviving. Then there was a locust plague, and most of the villagers fled. The remaining people were hoping that the disaster would end soon so they could return to normal life. Then suddenly there was an earthquake. They're lucky here; at least their houses didn't collapse. But if there's a flood, and then there's an epidemic, then they really won't have a way to survive.
Suddenly I felt a little regretful that I hadn't gone with the villagers to escape the famine a few days ago. Although "people are cheap away from home," it was still better than staying at home and waiting to die!
Lin Chaodong and Lin Chaonan had similar thoughts. If they had known that one disaster after another awaited them after the drought, they would have left Linjiagou Village much earlier.
But you can't buy knowing this with money!
They're stuck at home now, they can't exactly run out in this downpour, can they? This torrential rain is like someone standing in the sky pouring water down on them, even a grown man can't run out in this rain, getting sick at a time like this is no joke.
As Liu Shi lowered her head and gently stroked her belly, she suddenly felt that this child had come at the wrong time. If it had come later, all the droughts, locust plagues, earthquakes, and floods would have been over by then, and she wouldn't have to live in such fear as she does now, becoming a burden to the family.
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